Casselman, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Casselman is a village
in eastern Ontario
, Canada
, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the South Nation River
.
It is a village on the Trans-Canada Highway
417 between Ottawa
and Montreal
at the crossroads of Regional Road 7, about 55 km southeast of downtown Ottawa. Highway 138
to Cornwall and the USA is minutes away. It is served by a station
on the Montreal-Ottawa Via Rail
train, twice a day in each direction. It is also served by Greyhound Canada on the Montreal-Ottawa route, four times a day in each direction.
Casselman is surrounded on all sides by The Nation
, since Casselman citizens refused to join the fusion of municipalities.
The village was named after Martin Casselman who built a sawmill near the site of the current town in 1844. The village installed modern water and sewer services that became operational in 1977.
Casselman hosted L'écho d'un peuple, at Ferme Drouin, one of the biggest shows ever presented in Ontario until the organization ran into financial trouble in 2009.
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1235 (total: 1271)
Mother tongue:
Village
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in eastern Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the South Nation River
South Nation River
The South Nation River is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It springs from forests and marshes located north of Brockville and it flows 175 km northeast to empty into the Ottawa River north of Plantagenet...
.
It is a village on the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
417 between Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
and Montreal
Montreal
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at the crossroads of Regional Road 7, about 55 km southeast of downtown Ottawa. Highway 138
Highway 138 (Ontario)
King's Highway 138, commonly referred to as Highway 138, is a provincially maintained highway in eastern Ontario. It extends from the former Highway 2 in Cornwall, north to Highway 417 east of Casselman. Highway 138 provides access to the Seaway International Bridge, connecting Cornwall...
to Cornwall and the USA is minutes away. It is served by a station
Casselman railway station
The Casselman railway station is located on St. Joseph Street in the village of Casselman, Ontario, Canada. It is an optional stop on the Via Rail Ottawa-Montreal for two trains a day in each direction. The station is wheelchair-accessible.-External links:...
on the Montreal-Ottawa Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
train, twice a day in each direction. It is also served by Greyhound Canada on the Montreal-Ottawa route, four times a day in each direction.
Casselman is surrounded on all sides by The Nation
The Nation, Ontario
The Nation is a municipality in eastern Ontario, located within Canada's National Capital Region, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.The municipality consists of the former geographic townships of Caledonia, Cambridge and South Plantagenet.Cross by the South Nation River that...
, since Casselman citizens refused to join the fusion of municipalities.
The village was named after Martin Casselman who built a sawmill near the site of the current town in 1844. The village installed modern water and sewer services that became operational in 1977.
Casselman hosted L'écho d'un peuple, at Ferme Drouin, one of the biggest shows ever presented in Ontario until the organization ran into financial trouble in 2009.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 3275
- Population in 2001: 2910
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 13.2 %
- Population in 1996: 2877
- Population in 1991: 2434
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1235 (total: 1271)
Mother tongue:
- French as first language: 83 %
- English as first language: 15 %
- English and French as first language: 1 %
- Other as first language: <1 %
See also
- Transit Eastern OntarioTransit Eastern OntarioTransit Eastern Ontario is a commuter bus service which operates from communities along the Highway 417 corridor, east of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario, Canada...
operates under the authority of The North Glengarry Prescott Russell (NGPR) Transport Board